148 – When sense takes flight

A new?episode of?Anecdotally Speaking?is available! To listen to?When sense takes flight,?click here.?

This week, we welcome back Shawn!

Mark shares the?story of an incredibly successful but misguided campaign led by Mao Zedong, also known as Chairman Mao.?It reminds us of the story Shawn shared in?132 – Wolves, cane toads and tubby ships.

Trigger warning:?this story will be confronting for some people as it deals with the destruction of a species. If you’re likely to find this too upsetting, perhaps skip this episode, and we’ll welcome you back next week.?

The story?makes several?meaningful business points, including:

• Your decisions can have unintended consequences, so give them careful consideration;
• Don’t ignore the science; and
• Don’t mess with complex systems. ?

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